Look for interesting trends in the oil & gas market

Nov 15: Following are some interesting trends that industry watchers must look at:8Inventory builds go hand-in-hand with increases in future oil prices relative to current prices (and vice versa)8Open interest in crude oil futures grew over the last decade as more participants entered the market8Physical participants’ (producers, merchants, processors, and end users) U.S. futures market contract positions8Money managers tend to be net long in the U.S. oil futures market8Crude oil plays a major role in commodity investment8Commodity index investment flows have tended to move together with commodity prices8Correlations (+ or -) between daily price changes of crude oil futures and other commodities generally rose in recent years8Correlations (+ or -) between daily returns on crude oil futures and financial investments have also strengthenedClick on Reports for more